Academic Staff

Prof. C.Y. Chung is the Head of Department, Chair Professor of Power Systems Engineering and Founding Director of Research Centre for Grid Modernisation in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU), Hong Kong, China. He received the B.Eng. degree (with First Class Honors) and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. He has worked for the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; Powertech Labs, Inc., Surrey, BC, Canada; the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. His research interests include smart grid, micro grid, renewable energy, power system stability/control, planning and operation, applications of artificial intelligence, power markets and electric vehicle charging.

Before rejoining the department, Prof. Chung was the NSERC/SaskPower Senior Industrial Research Chair in Smart Grid Technologies, and the SaskPower Chair in Power Systems Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. He was a prominent leader for advancing academic activities and applied research in power systems engineering development in the province of Saskatchewan. He led a research team, supported by SaskPower and NSERC of Canada, to conduct cutting-edge and long-term smart grid research for SaskPower and address critical technical issues associated with smart grid technologies and their applications to real power systems. His research work has not only generated 3 US patents, 3 book chapters and over 200 international journal papers, mostly in well-respected IEEE transactions and IET journals, but has also resulted in successful transference of three new commercial software packages developed for power system analysis. Software package “Small Signal Analysis Tool (SSAT)” developed by him is now being used by over 80 power companies and nearly 90 universities worldwide. He has provided consultancy services to both government agencies and well-known private companies. He is a Fellow of CAE, IEEE, CSEE, EIC, IET, HKIE, AAIA and AIIA, and an IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer. He is also the recipient of the 2021 IEEE Canada P. Ziogas Electric Power Award and 2021 Saskatoon Engineering Society (SES) Educator of the Year Award.

Prof. Chung has actively served professional societies for more than 20 years and held key posts including 2024-2025 IEEE PES President-Elect and 2026-2027 IEEE PES President (the first person to be elected outside North America in the last 140 years); Member-at-Large (Smart Grid) and Member-at-Large (Global Outreach) of the IEEE PES Governing Board; IEEE PES Regional Chapter Representative; Chair of IEEE Section; IEEE PES Chapter; IET PES Section; and Chair of many IEEE/IET international conferences. He has served on editorial boards of nine top-tier journals in power and energy areas. including Senior Editor of “IEEE Transactions on Power Systems”, Consulting Editor of “IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy”, Vice Editor-in-Chief of “Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy”, and Subject Editor of “IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution”.

Prof. Chung has been actively involved in community service such as serving as a Council Member of the Consumer Council (Hong Kong) and an Expert Committee Member of the China Southern Power Grid. He has been the Distinguished/Honorary Visiting Professor of many universities such as Tsinghua University, North China Electric Power University, Sichuan University, and South China University of Technology.

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Doctor of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Fellow of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering (CSEE)
• Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)
• Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
• Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
• Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA)
• Fellow of International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA)